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Boppatsu: Z-Day	By : SugaMama09 Category: InuYasha AU/AR > Yaoi - Male/Male Views: 1183 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Chapter List
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By the time Inuyasha was panting & wheezing we felt safe enough to slow down. I watched him closely for any signs of a panic attack as he set his bag down & put his hands on his knees but he took slow, deep breaths, brows furrow in concentration. His lips moved as he repeated something over & over to himself & I smirked, feeling a sense of pride that my little brother was learning how to control his panic attacks.

I caught Kagura giving Inuyasha a worried glance before she turned to me, her hand over her heart.

"Are you alright?" I asked her, & she nodded wordlessly, her eyes still wide in shock.

"So apparently their noses are far better than their ears" Naraku said, turning to us.

"Why do you say that?" I asked.

"We'd been talking for a while before they came running out like starved dogs presented with a buffet table"

"But what did they smell?" Kagura asked, frowning.

Inuyasha straightened. "My blood"

When Naraku only narrowed his eyes at him & Kagura still looked a bit lost he explained further.

"When I yawned my lip cracked & it started bleeding again"

"But they can hear gunshots from miles & miles away" she stated.

"Guns are loud" Naraku deadpanned & she shrugged one shoulder.

"So blood sends them into a frenzy..." I said more to myself but everyone nodded.

"We have to be more careful" Naraku stated, sending another glare at Inuyasha before turning, "Let's keep moving"

The sun had just sunk over the horizon when we finally found shelter in a cozy house. We (very hesitantly) searched it, steeling ourselves for a forgotten zombie or dead bodies but all we found were dead insects so we relaxed (even though Kagura was freaking out at the large dead spider on the kitchen counter. It was pretty intimidating though...).

I lounged on the sofa while Inuyasha combed his fingers through his hair, grumbling about the knots. My hair had lost some of its shine but thankfully, it had yet to get knotted up though running a brush through it would make me feel better. I'd looked in the bedrooms for one but didn't find one which I thought was strange. Whoever had lived here must have packed up & skidaddled before trouble ran amuk.

"Anyone want any Frosted Flakes?" Naraku asked from the open kitchen.

"Is there milk?" I asked.

"Yes..."

I rolled my eyes. "Is it spoiled?"

"Yeah"

I sighed. "I'll take a bowl of dry cereal then"

"Come get it yourself, I'm not a butler" Naraku retorted, chuckling.

"Jackass" I responded, standing & grabbing a bowl from the cupboard.

The house hadn't been abandoned very long. There were still appealing bananas & apples in a fruit bowl on the counter beside the refridgerator & besides the milk, everything in the fridge still looked edible. I grabbed a container of what looked like spaghetti but turned out to be lasagne.

Naraku loomed over my shoulder. "That looks good"

His rumbling voice had me looking over my shoulder & we stared at each other for a long time as I watched the lustful fire flicker in his eyes. He tucked part of his bottom lip under his fangs before letting it fall back into place, his eyes narrowed in amusement. My heart rate picked up.

"Before you two start making out can ya put the lasange in the microwave first?" Inuyasha asked.

My eyes grew big. 'Did we make it that obvious?'

Naraku's lips turned upwards into a crooked grin & he took the container from me before popping it in the black microwave & pressing the 5. It started up & the container began rotating. I had to force my eyes away to keep from staring at it like a hungry dog.

Kagura sighed dreamily from her reclined position on the sofa. "Why can't we just stay here?"

"Because we'd run out of food eventually" Naraku answered.

I noticed he was staring almost sadly at the dead spider on the counter. "A loved one?" I asked, jerking my chin in its direction.

"Fuck you" he grumbled & I chuckled.

I watched him gently sweep the arachnid into his hand & carry it outside where he laid it in the grass & piled a handful of dirt on top of it. After he held his face to the sky & murmured something then walked back inside I opened my mouth to apologize but he only held a hand up, shaking his head slightly.

"It's fine" he murmured. He didn't seem sad or even upset. Just solemn, like he was at the funeral of someone he didn't know very well.

"How long are we staying?" Kagura asked.

"Just tonight. We have to get to that city as soon as possible" he answered, sitting on the floor with his legs crossed.

She groaned. "Aw man..."

The microwaved beeped & I took the container out. Everyone grabbed a plate & fork & we dug in. The middle was a little cold but I didn't feel like putting it back in the microwave, as repulsive as it was. I was just too hungry to wait any longer. Everyone was too busy stuffing their mouths so there was absolutely no conversation, just smacking, grunting & burping, the last of which made Kagura's nose scrunch in disgust at her brother.

I patted my belly when I was done & set my plate in the sink & was getting ready to spend the rest of the night relaxing on the comfortable chair in the corner with the matching ottoman until Kagura let out a cry of disappointment.

"I know you're not just going to leave that dirty plate there" she said, pointing her finger at me.

I raised an eyebrow at her. "I actually was"

"Um, no sir, you need to wash that plate because that's just rude"

"Woman, who is it being rude to?"

"Whoever owned this damn house! It's bad enough we ate their food, now you're just gunna leave dirty plates? Really?"

I rolled my eyes. "If anyone should wash the dishes, it should be you"

Her mouth fell open in horror, her brows furrowed in anger. "Excuse me? & you two shut it!" she directed the last part at Inuyasha & Naraku who were snickering.

"You're the woman of the house, your place is in the kitchen" I said with a grin.

"Fuck you, sexist dog!" she shrieked & flung her empty plate at me which I dodged easily.

"Calm down, feminist Fiona, we'll all clean our plates when we're finished" Naraku said with a chuckle.

I wiped off my plate & fork then set them in the black dish drainer by the sink. I thought about washing the container the lasagne had been in but I figured whoever was last could do it; I usually wasn't this lazy but I felt like I had an excuse this time. I hadn't realized until now that I was worn out physically & mentally; all I wanted to do was take a hot shower & curl up in a comfortable bed. My heart skipped a beat: we'd have beds to sleep in tonight!

When the dishes were washed & put up everyone sat in the living room in silence. It was very comfortable; I could almost imagine this being one of our houses & we had come here after a long night of partying. If only that was our reality nowadays.

"What I said the other night..." Inuyasha started, his voice quiet, "Was really awful. I could say I'm sorry all night & it probably wouldn't mean anything to you but I really am. I was being selfish & I'm sorry I caused you pain"

For some reason Naraku looked at me before looking at Inuyasha. His eyes narrowed but he didn't say anything.

"You just need to think before you speak" Kagura said sternly, "You don't realize how words affect people, especially during these stressful times"

"No, I do know. That was the reason I'd said it. I knew that was the one thing that would hurt him & so I-"

"Let's just change the subject" Naraku interrupted, his voice low. I saw the pain return to his eyes as he looked at the floor, his fingers twiddling with the ends of his hair. I realized he was becoming uncomfortable with the attention.

I said the first thing that came to mind to break the awkward silence: "Right now, I'd be watching The Office"

Everyone gave me strange looks for a moment then Kagura scoffed. "The American version was awful. They made Michael a damn idiot"

"Did you know they were making an American version of Misfits too?" Inuyasha asked.

Her mouth dropped. "What? Aw hell they're going to fuck that up too! Why do they feel the need to Americanize it? The British version is perfectly fine"

"Not to mention the characters are irreplaceable" I added.

"Exactly!"

"The girl who played Alicia was hot" Inuyasha said with a smile.

"The guy who played Nathan was too. I bet they'd make beautiful babies" Kagura said with a dreamy sigh.

"I watched it just to listen to their accents" Naraku rumbled before letting out a huge yawn.

"We should get some rest" I said.

"There's only two beds though" Inuyasha pointed out & I shrugged.

"Then we share with our siblings"

"But Naraku kicks in his sleep!" Kagura protested.

"I do not!"

"You do! The last time you fell asleep beside me you kicked me so hard I had a bruise for two weeks!"

"At least I don't mumble & dig my boney elbows into peoples' sides..."

"You jerk!"

I smirked as I watched them bicker for a moment. "Alright fine. Who ever doesn't want to share with their sibling will sleep on the couch"

"But what if they want the bed just like us?" Inuyasha questioned.

I sighed. I swear these people thought I had all the answers. "Work it out amoungst yourselves"

I stood & got ready to walk back to where the beds were until Inuyasha shot up from his position on the floor a few feet from me. "Where you think you goin'? I'm gettin' the bed!"

I rolled my eyes. "No, Yasha, you get the sofa"

"I'm getting the bed, Sessh, I don't care what you say"

When he took off down the hall I couldn't resist the chase & shot after him, grabbing him by the collar just as he reached the doorway. He struggled, grabbing onto the frame as I pulled him back.

"Fuck!" he shouted though it sounded like, "Fak!"

"These are only queen sized beds, Yasha & I'm taller so I need the room" I said rationally & flicked his arm so he recoiled in pain & let go of the frame.

He howled as I pushed him aside & tried to close the door in his face but he wedged his foot in the door while pushing it with his shoulder.

"You're about as skinny as a half starved streetrat, you don't need that much damn room!"

I frowned at the comparison. "I'm not skinny! I have muscles!"

"Move out the fucking way already! I don't have time for this!"

"I'm sleeping in this bed now shoo"

He gave one last shove & I heard a loud CRACK! We froze, thinking someone or something was still in the room. When I looked up the door was split all the way down the middle. I sighed as Naraku & Kagura came to investigate.

She scoffed. "You guys are so disrespectful of other peoples' houses"

"He started it!" Inuyasha protested.

I set the broken door on the floor & slipped out of my shirt before collasping on the bed. "Outten that light on your way out" I grumbled.

Inuyasha mumbled, still too stubborn to go sleep on the couch but after a few hours of me stretching out all across the bed & mock-snoring so loud my throat had begun to hurt he let out a frustrated sigh & stomped out. I bet he would've loved to have slammed the door just to be an ass & it made me smile.

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I woke up to the smell of bacon & when I opened my eyes it made my eyes sting when I realized I wasn't in my room & this hadn't all been some freaky dream. I sat up & sighed, running a hand over my face & through my hair before getting up & washing my face. The water was so cold it woke me right up & I realized a shower sounded really great right about now. I searched through the dresser & closet & found a white wife beater & some dark grey sweatpants. I sighed again when I'd realize I'd have to free ball; I refuse to wear someone else's boxers & unless I could find some fabric softener & laundry detergent I'd have to chuck mine.

I turned the faucet on, stripped while I waited a few minutes for it to heat up & stepped into the hot water. It was so glorious I moaned like the women on the Herbal Essences commercials. I grabbed a bar of soap on the little dish by my knee & rubbed it into the cloth I got from the bathroom closet then ran it over my skin. The water was so hot my skin was red but I didn't even care; it just felt so good to be clean again!

I sang happily as I stepped out, dried myself & stepped into the fresh clothes. I felt like the guy I was before the outbreak, the guy that got all the girls & a wink would have them passing out & swooning. I couldn't help smiling at my reflection in the mirror.

My head raised as I approached the kitchen, sniffing the wonderful fragrance that cooking bacon, sizzling sausages & browning pancakes made. Inuyasha sat at attention while he watched Naraku & Kagura cook, only sparing me a glance.

"Hey asshole, I'd hoped you ripped your esophagus with all that fake snoring you did but I guess not"

I flung a pillow at his head. "Good morning to you too punk"

Kagura glanced up from the bowl of eggs she was beating. "Hey. Did you have a good time with yourself in the shower?"

I winked at her. "The best"

I grinned when she blushed & ducked her head. Naraku waved at me over his shoulder, using the other hand to spear the sausages that were done onto a plate. My stomach gave a loud growl & sat to force myself to be patient. It'd be ready any minute now.

"Did you sleep well?" I asked Inuyasha who was practically drooling.

He nodded once. "All things considered. The sofa is actually really comfortable"

"& you two?"

Kagura turned to pour the eggs into a small pot & began stirring it with a few slices of cheese. She turned her torso towards me. "I slept pretty good. A hell of a lot better than I ever did in the car"

"Same" Naraku responded, "You?"

"I slept well, thanks. That shower was icing on the cake"

"Surprised you still had hot water to wash with, considering how long we all took hot showers" Inuyasha murmured & I grinned.

"You wanted me to shower with cold water huh?"

He shrugged one shoulder. "We can't all have what we want"

"Wait, you snore?" Naraku asked, raising an eyebrow at me.

Kagura gave him a look that clearly said what I was thinking: 'You are so late'

"Like a damn chainsaw" my brother answered.

I rolled my eyes. "I only did it to have the bed to myself"

"So...you like to sleep alone?"

Naraku's tone of voice made Inuyasha & I give him a questioning stare & when the silence got too awkward the kumo shrugged & needlessly rearranged the plates of sausage & bacon.

I felt some type of way about that question. It was like he was hoping I'd say that I didn't like sleeping alone. I wasn't sure if I wanted to say no to save my reputation or yes & hurt his feelings. This thing between he & I...it seemed to be moving too fast & not fast enough at the same time. I wanted it to go farther but it was too early, not to mention I still wasn't very comfortable with the whole fact that he was...well, you know...a guy.

"Breakfast is ready, you guys" Kagura announced & Inuyasha shot from his position & was waiting for Kagura to move so he could get some eggs within seconds.

She gave him a strange look before stepping aside & he shoveled a mountain onto his plate.

I sighed as I took only two spoonfuls of eggs, two sausages, a few strips of bacon & two pancakes. I wasn't really a nibbler like my mother had been but I wasn't a pig like Inuyasha. I just filled my plate & that usually held me until dinner. I probably could eat just as much or more than Inuyasha; our metabolisms were so fast we'd burn through a doule whopper with cheese just running in a circle. I just chose not to.

We all sat in the living room & ate in semi-silence again. I guess it'd just be more appropiate to say it was void of conversation because there were plenty of belches, smacking & grunts to let the cooks know it was delicious. The bacon was a particular favorite of mine; I ended up eating at least twenty strips before I realized everyone else only had three or four. I offered them more but they shook their heads so I took the rest. So much for trying to get back into shape, eh?

When everyone was finished eating & we'd gathered all the food we could handle in grocery bags, we bid farewell to the house & were on our way again.

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Late in the afternoon we ran across what used to be a little city. We still had so much food leftover from the house we left this morning & to be honest we didn't feel like carrying anymore but Naraku figured we could get some clothes & some necessities (like a toothbrush because if Inuyasha blew his funky breath in my face one more time I was going to lose it).

I strolled through an Abercrombie & Fitch, glancing at the selection of jeans. Most of their jeans weren't long enough to fit me comfortablly but every once in while I'd run across some that fit. I picked out some darkwash jeans & a lighter version & slipped them into my duffel bag. I happened to see a sign that said 50% off plaid shirts & got excited until I realized I wasn't paying for any of it anyway.

I noticed Kagura across the room, humming as she held a cute dress up to her body in the mirror. I grinned & snatched a red & black, black & white, & purple, black & white plaid shirt off the hangers & folded hem into the duffel bag as well.

"This is so cute on me" she murmured to herself.

"You should get it" I said off-handedly, running my hand over a cotton pull over that I kind of liked.

"You do? You don't think it'll be too short?"

I shrugged one shoulder. "Only one way to find out"

She giggled cutely & started to undress. I was about to tell her to just go in the dressing room but I just sighed & turned my back to her to give her privacy.

"Aw, why so bashful? It's not like you've never seen me naked" she cooed.

"It's just a matter of respect" I replied.

After a few moments of russeling she cleared her throat & I turned around...& had to force my jaw from falling to the ground. The dress looked like it was made for her. It was a cute pink & brown polka dot babydoll dress that made her breasts look bigger & it showed off her flawless legs. It looked too cutesy for someone like her but it looked so nice at the same time.

She twirled, grinning. "Ya like it?"

I nodded. "It's pretty cute. You should get it"

She giggled & twirled some more before she decided to change back into her previous clothes. I grabbed the pullover, boxers & some ankle socks before I deemed myself finished.

A few buildings away I found Inuyasha walking out of COSTCO with a buggie full of junk food (mostly chips & cookies). He grinned & waved goofily when he saw me & I shook my head.

"You're going to push that baggie all the way until we get to that city" I told him sternly.

He waved a dismissive hand. "Yeah, yeah, yeah, you'll be thankful I picked up your favorite chips & granola bars"

"Granola bars?" I cried, digging furiously through the piles upon piles of ramen, boxes of Capri Sun, Hot Pockets & other junkfood & found my granola bars sitting at the bottom, looking so pretty & innocent. I snatched one up, unwrapped it & sighed happily as I bit into it. I haven't had one of these babies since high school.

Inuyasha scoffed. "You act like it's wrapped crack"

"It got me through many practices & long work outs"

He rolled his eyes.

"Hey where's Naraku?"

"Think he went in that hair store over there. He's been in there for a while"

"Go catch up with Kagura at Abercrombie & Fitch & I'll meet you guys"

"Cool"

I wandered over to a beauty store where I found Naraku reading the back of a bottle of shampoo. He made a face & put it back & grabbed the one beside it before he grinned & dropped it in the hand basket at his side. His basket was already full of conditioners, moisterizers, shampoos, elastic hair holders & something to enhance wavy hair. If I didn't know any better I would've thought this was a normal day before the outbreak & he was just a guy that was obsessed with keeping his hair healthy.

"Yo!"

Naraku glanced up at me & waved. "You need something? They still have a pretty big selection"

I glanced down at the basket that was close to overflowing. "So...all that is for you?"

He nodded. "Yeah I go through a whole bottle of shampoo in three washes so I gatta get more"

'He now has no room to talk if he ever calls me a pretty boy again'. I grabbed my own basket & began walking up & down the aisles. I grimaced when they didn't have the products I'd loved before the outbreak. That meant I'd have to get something else but I was too skeptical it wasn't going to make my hair turn out so well. I chuckled to myself as I realized how I sounded. Who was I trying to impress? I'm sure the female zombies could care less how my hair looked.

'Kagura would care' a little voice said in my head. I knew it hadn't been my youki when it growled irritably, as if it wanted to curse the little voice out.

That's right: it was attracted to Naraku. So much had been on my mind between that time & now I had nearly forgotten what had happened between us. My cheeks heated as I remembered in detail & found it awkward looking at Naraku now. What the hell was I supposed to do when my youki was attracted to another male but I just wanted sex with a woman? Under different circumstances maybe I'd date Kagura but too much was going on in our lives now & I was not concerned about a relationship, not even with Naraku.

'Naraku can satisfy us in ways Kagura can't even begin to comprehend' my youki hissed.

'Hush'

My head jerked up at a loud noise & my heart skipped a beat & went from 0 to 60 in .2 seconds as I watched Naraku stab a pair of hair trimming scissors through a zombie's forehead then quickly skipped out of the arms of the zombie behind it.

"Let's get the hell out of here" Naraku said, tossing a wig at the zombie's face to distract it, & we took off running down the street.

"Inuyasha & Kagura are over by the Abercrombie & Fith store" I said hurriedly, pointing in the right direction.

We rounded the corner to find our siblings battling zombies as well, Kagura wielding a baseball bat & wacking zombies in the head with so much force most of the time she broke their necks & Inuyasha using an impressive crossbow with hunter's camoflauge trimming. They both spared us a glance as we approached & seemed to relax a bit while they continued fighting.

"Are you guys alright?" Inuyasha called, imbedding a bow into a zombie's eye socket that ran up on me.

"Yeah we're fine. Let's get out of here" I said & we took off running, the noise from the rattling buggie attracting even more zombies.

"You need to do something with that loud ass buggie!" Kagura snapped.

"We need food, damn it!" Inuyasha replied.

"We'll split up & meet over there behind the COSTCO! Go!" I shouted.

We all went in different directions, drawing most of the zombies away from Inuyasha & that annoying buggie. The few that continued following him paused before continuing but I wasn't worried; he could handle that. I spun around for a moment to see how many were following me & felt dread weave through my limbs when I saw that half had broken off to follow me. I guess I was more appetizing but I didn't take it as a compliment.

I knocked over some trash cans in front of a toy store to slow them down. When I glanced back & saw that most had tripped over other zombies or the trash cans I darted behind the building & came around on the other side to find them looking around in confusion. I ran as quietly as I could back the way I'd come & had to duck into a child's clothing store when a pack of about fifteen zombies ambled by. I watched them carefully as they raised their heads to try & catch a whiff of our scent, praying they couldn't smell me. I wasn't sure how pungent that soap was that I used in the shower.

Just as the last zombie wandered off something grabbed me by the arm & I whirled, ready to smash its face in with my fist until I recognized Naraku. He was panting, his eyes darting back & forth.

"You just got here?" he asked me in a whisper.

I nodded. I noticed his facial expression looked strained. "Are you alright?"

"Y-yeah, I'm fine"

Just as I was getting ready to point out why he was rubbing his chest we heard a gunshot & we froze. We looked at each other before our eyes slowly dropped to the duffel bag I had set on the floor. Kagura & Inuyasha didn't have access to any guns (that we knew of anyway) so that could only mean-

"There's someone else out there" Naraku whispered, his eyes widening as he unknowingly finished my train of thought.

"We have to go check on Inuyasha & Kagura" I said & hefted the duffel bag up on my shoulder.

"Wait! W-wait a moment" he murmured & began taking deep breaths, closing his eyes.

I watched him curiously & cautiously as he continued doing that for about five minutes, every once in a while massaging his chest right above his heart. Occassionally he would grimace & I'd reach out to him in case he needed help but then he'd relax & I'd go back to watching. What was wrong with him? I was sure he would tell me but now I was starting to get anxious. Was he about to have a heart attack? Had he felt one coming on? I personally wasn't familiar with symptoms of a heart attack so I was pretty lost. Then it hit me: had he been bitten? My heart stuttered as my eyes widened. How long did it take for a person to turn into a zombie? Would he die first? I noticed his shirt was bloody but I couldn't tell if it was his own or the zombies that he killed.

He opened his eyes & glanced at me. "Heart palpitations" he said in a low voice.

When I only tilted my head & frowned he smirked.

"Sometimes my heart does this thing where it feels like it skips a beat. Makes me feel like I'm about to go into cardiac arrest. It forced me to resign from the S.W.A.T team"

My eyebrows raised. "Why didn't you tell me?"

"You never asked. It's not like I can just come out of the blue & say, "Oh hey Sesshomaru, mind watching my back while we take down these zombies? I need back up in case I have a heart palpitation". Even for me that's a bit too random"

I grinned at his attempt at humor & felt relieved when he took another, steadier breath & stood. "Come on, let's go"

I peeked around the corner &, seeing that the coast was clear, dug out a gun from the duffel back & nodded to Naraku. We kept to the shadows, pressing ourselves against buildings when zombies wandered by. It was long & tedious but eventually I saw COSTCO & noticed a shadow crouched beside it. When I squinted I didn't recognize it as being Inuyasha nor Kagura & pointed it out to Naraku.

"Do you recognize that shadow?" I whispered.

He stared for a moment then shook his head. "That person's hair is too short to be either of our siblings"

The shadow shifted & I saw them slowly cock their rifle.

"Should we confront them?" I whispered.

He paused before cupping his hand around his mouth. "We're peaceful travellers. We only came to get some food & clothing. Mind putting that gun down?"

The shadow froze & glanced behind it quickly, gesturing as if it wanted someone to come over. Finally it laid its gun across its lap. "Do you have anyone else with you?"

"Yes, it's me & three other people"

"Are you armed?"

He looked at me & I shrugged.

"No"

There was another long pause then the shadow stood, gun still in hand. "Look, I'm trying to protect my family & friends here & we'd just feel safer if you & your people just left here as soon as possible"

I frowned. "Hold up, who said this was your territory?"

"We did! We guarded this place long before you people got here"

"& yet there were still a large group of zombies that you failed to eliminate so that shows just how well you guys guard this place"

There was a moment of silence. "I didn't say this place was free of zombies. We were pretty sure there were still some locked up in the stores & whatnot but we were willing to leave them there"

"That's not effectively guarding your territory!" I snapped.

Naraku placed a calming hand on my shoulder. "Look we just want to get our siblings & go anyway. We weren't planning to stay here for a long time in the first place"

The shadow turned it head & stared at something behind it, shifting its weight for several moments. "We haven't seen anyone else besides our people around here"

Naraku gave me a look like he didn't believe the guy & I frowned, one side of my lip lifting in a silent snarl. He had to be lying.

"Then who or what were you shooting at?" Naraku asked.

There was another long, drawn out pause & Naraku shook his head irritatbly & looked at me. "Get a gun, this bastard is lying"

I handed him a pistol & took out a silver glock for myself.

"We're going to dart over there-" the kumo whispered, pointing to the building where the shadow was currently standing beside, "& try to sneak up behind him. I need you to cover my back"

I nodded & he took off running at a crouch. I followed him after a few minutes, turning my head along the way. I'd hate to use this gun & attract any walkers but I really hope this would be fast so we could get Kagura & Inuyasha & get the hell out of here. I stepped around Naraku & settled into a kneel. When I peeked around the back of the building my throat closed as I regarded four heavily armed men, standing around, looking uncertain as Kagura & Inuyasha sat between them. I could see Kagura was reeling in pain & Inuyasha's face was bloody.

"What do you see?" Naraku whispered.

I swallowed. I could only pray Naraku wouldn't run in there, guns blazing & wind up getting shot. "They have Kagura & Inuyasha guarded by four armed men"

"How are they? Kagura...& Inuyasha I mean" I ignored the way he said Inuyasha's name through his teeth, like it was difficult for him to even utter the name.

"Um...Inuyasha's face is bloody. They're both sitting on the ground, back to back-"

"How's Kagura though?"

"She...she looks like she's in a lot of pain"

I glanced at him when a threatening growl emitted from his chest & his eyes narrowed in hate. "Can you see what kind of injury she has?"

I glanced back around the corner. Both of our siblings had their legs stretched out in front of them & some kind of cloth over their mouths to prevent them from yelling for help. As my eyes swept over them I didn't see anything out of place until my eyes focused on Kagura's right leg. Why was it lying like that...?

"I think her leg is broken" I whispered & Naraku growled a curse under his breath.

"I'm going to rip every single one of their heads off" he snarled, fangs glinting dangerously.

"Wait, wait, Naraku, we have to plan this out. If we just barged in there they might shoot Kagura & Inuyasha"

"Then I won't give them a chance to"

Before I could stop him Naraku stood & walked calmly towards Kagura & Inuyasha, shooting anyone who dared moved (which was everyone). I gritted my teeth & covered him, swinging my gun left & right as I backed up. The shadow of the man we'd been talking to previously came around to see what the hell was going on, his dark eyes wide. He was the only one left by the time he made his appearance & Naraku stalked up to him, the gun aimed at his forehead.

"H-h-hey man, w-wh-what the hell?" the guy stuttered.

I checked the perimeter for any survivors & then ran over to our siblings to cut the duct tape off of their mouths & untie their hands. When I got around to Kagura, she screamed as I gently took the duct tape off, tears of pain streaming down her face. Her leg really was broken, blasted right below her knee by a bullet. Her shirt was ripped down the front, exposing her black lace bra & her pants had been undone. I was glad we'd made it before they raped her but I wish we could've prevented her from being shot.

"Oh God it hurts so much!" she cried.

"I know, I know. I'm sorry but I have to pick you up" I told her quietly.

I stood with her in my arms bridal style, tensing as she screamed. Naraku glanced over his shoulder for just a second, his eyes full of worry. "What did you bastards do to her?"

"W-w-we did nothing, man! Honest!" the man cried, raising his hands.

Naraku snarled, the air around him crackling from the demonic aura filling the air & the guy began to whimper.

"I s-s-swear-"

"Did you touch her?"

"N-n-no! No, sir, I did not-"

"Did they?"

"Uh...w-w-well-"

"You lied to us you lowly insect!" Naraku growled & the guy's face turned a sickly white.

"I-I-I-I...I c-can explain-"

Naraku pulled the trigger & embedded a bullet in the guy's forehead, causing his body to drop lifelessly, his head bouncing off the ground once. The kumo stood there for a moment, shoulders haunched, hands closed into fists. I shifted Kagura carefully over my shoulder, wincing when she screamed right in my ear, & pushed Inuyasha's bangs back to inspect his face. Minus a cut across his cheek & a re-busted lip he seemed fine.

"Are you alright?" I asked him quietly & he nodded, rubbing his wrists.

"I'm sorry. We could've gotten away had the assholes not shot her. We were so close to getting away from them..."

I brought his head to my chest & kissed the top of his head. "I'm just glad you both are alive"

Naraku stalked back over to his, his eyes still glaring in hate, body language stiff with anger.

"Should we stay or leave?" I asked him cautiously.

His eyes raised, pinning me with a look that sent dread down my spine. I'd never seen such a stare with so much murderous intent; it kind of scared me. When he noticed how uncomfortable his look was making me his facial expression softened & he exhaled slowly. "We leave. We'll arrive in the gated city tomorrow & then we can find her help"

I nodded & he held his arms out for Kagura, who was crying helplessly. She could barely cry out at the pain moving her from my arms to her brother's caused her & my heart ached for her. Naraku's eyes completely softened & he shushed her softly, kissing her forehead. I look away as he cooed to her, telling her to calm down & that he was there. It made me think about all the times I had to calm Inuyasha down from his panic attacks & I felt a newfound sense of relief for his well being. Our siblings meant the world to us right now. They were like our children & we'd do anything to protect them. No one was going to take them away from us & we'd make sure of that.
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